French blood banks targeted in cyberattack on refrigeration systems
Summary of 8 reports
Hackers targeted three French blood bank cold storage facilities, attempting to raise temperatures to damage blood products stored inside. The attack was unsuccessful due to alarm systems at the facilities, and represents part of a broader series of cyberattacks on refrigeration systems across European supermarkets and critical infrastructure.
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Cyber attack threatens French blood banks (opens Sky News in a new tab)
Blood bank sites in France are the latest to be hit by cyber attackers.
French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood…
Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks (opens CNBC in a new tab)
French blood banks were hit by cybersecurity attacks on Monday, with hackers cranking up temperatures in refrigerators storing blood.
French blood banks foil new cyberattack targeting refrigerators (opens France 24 in a new tab)
A cyberattack in France targeted three cold stores containing donated blood samples and plasma, authorities said on Wednesday. The incident – which was unsuccessful due to the facilities' alarm systems – is the latest in a series of suspected attacks that…
French blood banks targeted by refrigerator cyberattack (opens DW in a new tab)
A cyberattack had attempted to destroy blood plasma by raising the temperatures in cold storage facilities past the boiling point.
French blood banks hit by cyberattack days after European freezer hacks (opens CBS News in a new tab)
The cyberattack on several French blood banks comes after supermarkets across Europe reported their fridges and freezers were remotely taken over by hackers.
French blood banks hit alongside cyberattack on European supermarkets (opens CNA in a new tab)
Cyber attack hits French blood banks but no blood products compromised (opens ABC Australia in a new tab)
The refrigerators at three regional blood banks in France were hit by a cyber attack overnight from Sunday into Monday, at the same time hackers struck supermarkets from Sweden to Belgium.
Cyberattack hits French blood bank site, no blood products compromised (opens France 24 in a new tab)
A cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to extremely high levels but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples, French authorities said. The incident comes after supermarkets in a number of European…
